Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-09-22
..Suddeuly as I crossed the threshold,

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seemingly fired behind me in the inter
Tor of the hut we had Just left My mel
rushed in again, and upon the floor, a
the foot Of the jar where they had but
a moment ago found the body of thei
comrade. they discovered their Sergen
lying in pool of blood, which oozet
from wound in the brow made by 1
ball Such thing as this was mex
plicable, for no one was in the hu
when we entered 1t short time before
and no one was in it then.
"All at once, as stopped to examine
the body, there was sudden commo-
ton, wild outcry, and the terra-cotts
jar was laying on its side, delugine
the floor with waves Of oil, and throw.
ing on his face q miserable rascal of Q
Kabyle who held in his hand danger.
Gus looking pistol. the same undoubt-
ly with which he had killed the SER
geant as he approached his place OF
concealmenL Finding himself in close
quarters again he had made dash for
liberty, but
THEY BEAT HIM TO DEATH.
With the but ends of their muskets."
AS the General stopped moment to
light a fresh cigar his wife rose from
her seat and quietly re-entered the
salon, having frequently heard the story
before it was natural that she would
weary of its sinister detail.
Her husband watched her as she van
ished within, then imperturbaby con-
tinued:
1.-THE appearance of this ras-
cal upon the scene explained every
thing Taken unawares by the APP
proach of my scouting party. the
Kabyle, not having time to fly, had con-
cealed himself in this monstrous jar.
used by his race for storing oil, of which
they consume an immense quantity.
There. plunged in greasy fluid half
way up his body, he had waited, pistol
in hand. ready to blow out the brains
of the first one who would venture to
show his nose at the opening of the jar.
and the Sergeant had also been taken
in the trap.
THE skin of this fellow had cost us
more than it was worth, but he would
murder no one else, and it now only
remained for us TO return to the
bivouac.
MY Lieutenant" cried the Corporal
at this instant; "my Lieutenant. some
thing moves over there;" pointing to a
dusky corner Something is crouch
ing therer' And the man was right
something was there, but it was moth
ing behind which an assassin might
conceal himself. And now" said the
General, with smile, II will give you
thousand guesses TO divine what
saw-what found--a little girl, SIX oil
seven years old, clad in trousers o,
silken stuff, chemisetto of gauze. q
skull-cap of velvet embroidered with
sequins, and as beautiful as an angel.
She neither cried nor sought to escape
as approached her nearer, but on the
contrary
HELD OUT HER LITTLE ARMS,
All loaded with silver-bracelets. l lift
ed her Ike q feather, and carrying her
to the light. showed her to my men.
They were not tender nor soft of heart,
those tired and battle-stained soldiers,
but she smiled upon them with such
conliding sweetness that they cried out
in chorus: Take her to mother Cham
poreau; she loves the little midgets
dearly" And the men advised me
well, for Mother Champoreau, the Can
tiniere of our company, was a faithful
soul. who had seen fifteen years of con-
slant service and twelve campa gns.
Never consoled for the loss of an only
son killed at the taking of Algiers, she
would care for the little one kindly.
-. With the child in my arms | re-
turned to the bivouac of the company,
l was well received by my comrades,
delighted to pay court to our new &C
QUESTION. For her part, she was in nc
wise intimidated, only, as she did moi
knaw word of French, the service;
of the Marshals interpreter wer,
called into requisition, and she soor
explained to him that she was not q
Kabyle, which we knew before, but ar
Arab child by the name of Baia. Hel
father, man of high rank, for there
are mobiles there as we'll as here. hat
been sent on mission TO the Flissas by
the Emir Abd-el- Kader, and she die
not know what had become of him in
the battle we had gained. She had hid
den in the corner of the hut where We
had found her, afraid to move or cry.
"rhe next day, as the father Of the
child had been
FOUND AMONG THE DEAD =
On the field of battle. l gave her into
the care of Mother Champoreau, with
whom she remained until the end o.
the expedition, which was not for long
/ "On our return TO Alglers, asked
for and obtained permission to take
charge of her education; no one had {
better right, for it was | who hao
found and rescued her from place il
| which she would certainly have dice
but for our arrival / afterwart
placed her at school with the Sister
| who keep a pension at--for orphaned
little ones" -
, "But, General" interrupted the doc
. tor, great gourmand. BY the way
S ..you haven't told us a word of tina
recipe for rabbit with olives"
Nevertheless. the General respond
I ed, IN reach it in time. In fact, In
e there now, as was about to describ
@ to you the state of starvation in whicl
f We reached the camp at the end of tina
| eventful day--the day which had close
with the discovery of my little protege
: One of the Zouaves, on the way. dow
n the mountains. had shot brace of rat
n bits. We wanted them for supper, bu
4 had no means of roasting them for lac